Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
I live about 50 miles southwest of Mt. St. Helens but I can't see it because the the hills block the view. Next best...
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
Mount St. Helens VolcanoCam
French furniture
Le Garde-meuble, ancien et moderne (Furniture repository, ancient and modern), a bimonthly periodical published in Paris, promoting French styles in furniture, fabrics, and interior decoration for a nearly a century.
The more than 400 colorful images included in this Smithsonian Institution Libraries' online document represent SIL's nearly complete set of the early issues of Le Garde-meuble, those folios published from 1841 through 1851. Depicting a wide variety of furniture types and styles, the pictures were executed in such a highly skilled and detailed manner that even today they continue to be an exceptionally rich visual resource for furniture restorers, set designers, historians, curators, historic preservationists, upholsterers, and interior decorators.
The more than 400 colorful images included in this Smithsonian Institution Libraries' online document represent SIL's nearly complete set of the early issues of Le Garde-meuble, those folios published from 1841 through 1851. Depicting a wide variety of furniture types and styles, the pictures were executed in such a highly skilled and detailed manner that even today they continue to be an exceptionally rich visual resource for furniture restorers, set designers, historians, curators, historic preservationists, upholsterers, and interior decorators.
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Monday, September 27, 2004
Sunday, September 26, 2004
Vintage music covers
Dad sent me this link to the UCLA Music Library.
They have a beautiful collection of sheet music covers.
These are small, medium, large and extra large. Beautiful.
They have a beautiful collection of sheet music covers.
These are small, medium, large and extra large. Beautiful.
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Paper rulers
Some are stacked and are a full page.
They are printable PDF files but I open
them with Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro 8
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Snow Crystals
Snow crystal photographs from Kenneth G. Libbrecht,
Professor of Physics at Caltech.
Thumbnails lead to larger images.
There are also links to other collections.
Professor of Physics at Caltech.
Thumbnails lead to larger images.
There are also links to other collections.
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Hand Shadows
Project Gutenberg's Hand Shadows To Be Thrown Upon The Wall, by Henry Bursill
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever.
You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg
License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
almost no restrictions whatsoever.
You may copy it, give it away or
re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg
License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net
Saturday, September 11, 2004
Japanese Dolls
Dolls from Japan were very popular in America and Europe through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. On these pages, Judy Shoaf has collected illustrations and references of the Japanese doll.
Most of the images on this site belong to the public domain. Most of them also are scans or photographs of items owned by me; exceptions are noted. Thus
(1) You may legally copy any of these images for your own use (as I interpret the law this week), unless it is noted that the image comes from another source (e.g. a library, which might interpret the law differently).
(2) If you want a better image you can request one from me.
(3) If you wish to cite my identification of the image, please mention my name, or the name of the source I cite.
Most of the images on this site belong to the public domain. Most of them also are scans or photographs of items owned by me; exceptions are noted. Thus
(1) You may legally copy any of these images for your own use (as I interpret the law this week), unless it is noted that the image comes from another source (e.g. a library, which might interpret the law differently).
(2) If you want a better image you can request one from me.
(3) If you wish to cite my identification of the image, please mention my name, or the name of the source I cite.
Friday, September 10, 2004
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
Friday, September 03, 2004
The Japanese Calendar
The Japanese Calendar from The Diet Library
This, then, traces the history of the Japanese calendar based on the National Diet Library's calendar collection, with special focus on the Daisho-reki calendar consisting of months, some with 30 days, others with 29, which was used in the Edo period (1603 to 1867). It also includes notes on how to better appreciate it.
This, then, traces the history of the Japanese calendar based on the National Diet Library's calendar collection, with special focus on the Daisho-reki calendar consisting of months, some with 30 days, others with 29, which was used in the Edo period (1603 to 1867). It also includes notes on how to better appreciate it.
Japanese Ex-libris Stamps
Japanese Ex-libris Stamps from The National Diet Library
Ex-libris ownership stamps come in a variety of forms each showing its own special characteristics depending on the era in which it was used as well as the kind of place it was used in, and the person's occupation and social standing in the case of a personal ex-libris ownership stamp. Those used by the feudal lords were grandiose and imposing in their style and those used by men of letters had more refined texts and designs. And by looking at the design and text of an ex-libris stamp, we can grasp the spirit of the book lover in the deepest reaches of the owner's heart as they are surely hidden there.
There are larger images of the stamped materials.
Ex-libris ownership stamps come in a variety of forms each showing its own special characteristics depending on the era in which it was used as well as the kind of place it was used in, and the person's occupation and social standing in the case of a personal ex-libris ownership stamp. Those used by the feudal lords were grandiose and imposing in their style and those used by men of letters had more refined texts and designs. And by looking at the design and text of an ex-libris stamp, we can grasp the spirit of the book lover in the deepest reaches of the owner's heart as they are surely hidden there.
There are larger images of the stamped materials.
Thursday, September 02, 2004
Rubbings of Chinese Inscriptions
These are selected scans of Chinese rubbings from the collection of the East Asian Library at the University of California, Berkeley
